Han Sai Por: Secret Landscapes – a Bali Purnati Artist Residency

HAN SAI POR: SECRET LANDSCAPES – A BALI PURNATI ARTIST RESIDENCY

5 August - 25 September

INTRODUCTION

The Private Museum is proud to present Han Sai Por: Secret Landscapes – A Bali Purnati Artist Residency by one of Singapore’s leading sculptors and cultural medallion recipient, Han Sai Por. The exhibition marks the museum’s second collaboration with Yayasan Bali Purnati, as well as the artist’s inaugural solo acrylic-medium focused exhibition. Nature has been always one of Han’s core influences in her practice. With vigour and tenacity, she immersed herself in the rich textures of natural landscapes and traversed in the untamed

terrains of the mystical Indonesian island of Bali. Han’s new body of works captures the essence of Balinese topography—allowing the viewer to delve into the depth of her art practice.

The highlights of the exhibition include artistic interpretations of various geographical visits: the volcanic regions of Mount Batur and Mount Agung, the pristine beaches of Amed, Ketewel and Bias Tugel, the crashing waves of Water Blow Nusa Dua, and the expansive rice terraces of Jatiluwih.

ARTIST BIO

Han Sai Por (b. 1943)

Han Sai Por (b. 1943) is a leading Asian sculptor and Singapore Cultural Medallion Award recipient. She has participated extensively in both local and international exhibitions. Her projects and works can be found in numerous international institutions, public space and private collections which include China, India, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, United Kingdom and the United States. Han’s recent accolades include the Top Prize at the XI Triennale-India (2005), Outstanding City Sculpture Award (2006) and was selected as a finalist in the Beijing Olympic Landscape Sculpture Competition (2008) and in 2014, Han inducted into the Singapore Women’s Hall of Fame.

Education

1965–1968 Singapore Teachers’ Training College 1975–1977 Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts 1979–1980 East Ham College of Art, United Kingdom 1980–1983 Wolverhampton College of the Art, United Kingdom 2004–2008 Lincoln University, Christchurch, New Zealand

Solo Exhibitions

2015 The Cultural Medallion and Visual Arts 1979 – 2015, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts 2014 Moving Forest, Singapore Tyler Print Institute, Singapore 2013 Black Forest 2013, Institution of Southeast Asian Gallery 1 & 2, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts

2011 The Black Forest, Jendela Visual Arts Space Esplanade, Singapore 2009 The Changing Landscape, The Luxe Art Museum, Singapore 2006 Oasis, Sculpture Square, Singapore 2002 20 Tonnes – Physical consequences, Atrium @ MITA Building, Singapore 1999 Rain Forest, Plastique Kinetic Worm, Singapore 1993 Four Dimensions, Singapore National Museum

Selected Group Exhibitions

2016 Art Stage, Singapore 2015 London Art Biennale 2015, Chelsea Old Town Hall, United Kingdom, Chianciano Biennale, Chianciano Art Museum, Italy 2014 Art Basel, Hong Kong, Unearthed, Singapore Art Museum, Art Stage, Singapore 2013 The Realm in the Mirror, the Vision out of Image – Singapore Contemporary Art Exhibition, Suzhou Jinji Lake Art Museum, China 2012 Contact – Three Singaporean Art Exhibition, Yuan Xiao Cen Art Museum, Yunnan, China. 2008 2008 Olympic Landscape Sculpture International Exhibition, Beijing, China 2006 The XI Triennale – India, New Delhi, India 2005 The XI Triennale – India, New Delhi, India 2002 The First International Miniature Sculpture Exhibition, National Museum Of History, Taiwan 1998 International Sculpture Exhibition, Quebec, Canada 1991 Sculpture in Singapore, National Museum Art Gallery, Singapore 1989 Third Asian Art Show, Fukuoka Museum, Japan 1986 Contemporary Asian Art Show, National Museum of Modem Art, Seoul, Korea 1985 Second Asian Art Show, Fukuoka Museum, Japan 1985 Singapore Sculpture Exhibition, National Museum Art Gallery

Awards

2015 Leonardo Award for Sculpture, Chianciano Biennale, Italy 2014 Singapore Women’s Hall of Fame, Singapore Council of Women’sOrganizations 2011 Distinguished Alumni Awards, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts

2008 Finalist, 2008 Olympic Landscape Sculpture International Competition, China 2006 Outstanding City Sculpture Award, China 2005 Top Prize, XI Triennale – India 1995 Cultural Medallion Award